We acknowledge that we should not talk of our wives; but we seem not to know that we should talk still less of ourselves.
Francois de La RochefoucauldThere is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.
Francois de La RochefoucauldReconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld